"The unionization wave across museums in the United States just scored major wins. Workers at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), who announced their intent to unionize on October 29, won their union election on December 16 with 96% of the vote, while workers at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced their campaigns on November 4 and November 17, respectively."
"In a testimony to the power of their organizing work, 100% of union elections at private, nonprofit art museums in the US have been successful since the contemporary unionization wave began in 2019. You might think, then, that museum leadership would recognize the futility of forcing a union election in hopes that workers will vote "no." Only 21% of campaigns to date, however, have received voluntary recognition; museum leadership has instead insisted on holding elections."
Workers at major U.S. museums have launched and won significant union campaigns, including at LACMA where staff voted 96% in favor on December 16, and at the DIA and Metropolitan Museum where campaigns were announced in November. Since 2019, every union election at private nonprofit art museums has succeeded, yet only 21% of campaigns have received voluntary recognition. Museum leadership typically insists on formal elections, accepting adverse publicity and strained employer-employee relations. Administrators use elections to dissuade union votes and to challenge individual workers' eligibility, aiming to reduce union size and preserve unilateral managerial control despite widespread worker support.
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